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'That's embarrassing, I'm sorry': Steve Harmison criticises England for showing 'no fight' after Australia retained the Ashes... with 2005 winner calling for change in under-pressure batting unit after 'abysmal' display
28/12/21 02:43
The visitors were skittled for just 68 - their lowest total Down Under since March 1904 - in their second innings in Melbourne after losing six wickets for just 22 runs before lunch on day three. Joe Root (left) and his men - who also lost four England wickets in the final hour of day two - now have nothing but pride to play for in Sydney and Hobart after Pat Cummins' men (right) took an unassailable 3-0 series lead with their innings and 14-run win at the MCG. And Harmison (inset) believes there will be a 'big inquest' in the visiting dressing room and claims some of the current playing staff's careers 'could be on the line' as their disastrous Ashes tour took another turn for the worse....read
England were 'blown away' by Australia after being bowled out for 68, says Joe Root... with skipper admitting visitors 'have a lot of hard work to do' after hopes of regaining the Ashes end in humiliating defeat
28/12/21 01:47LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Root however defended his team's performance in the field after they dismissed Australia for 267.
DAY THREE RECAP: Australia retain The Ashes, as Scott Boland's SIX-wicket haul on his Test debut completes another humiliating day for England with the bat as Pat Cummins' side win by an innings and 14 runs
27/12/21 23:06Resuming the day on 31 for four, Joe Root's men lost their final six wickets - including the skipper himself - for just 37 runs before lunch on day three at the MCG.
PAUL NEWMAN: English Test cricket's a mess. The batsmen aren't good enough, there's no obvious new captain and the rotation policy is a shambles. Chris Silverwood will carry the can… but the problems run FAR deeper at the white ball-obsessed ECB
27/12/21 16:27PAUL NEWMAN: English Test batting is broken and, even more pertinently, the domestic red-ball system has been broken by a white-ball obsessed ECB.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: England's dreadful batting haunts them yet again with Australia already just six wickets from retaining the Ashes at a canter… after their bowlers starred with the bat AND ball at a raucous MCG
27/12/21 07:58LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE MCG: Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland dismantled England on the second evening at the MCG, as Australia came within breathing distance of a 3-0 lead.
Covid rocks the Ashes as FOUR members of England's camp catch the virus - with Channel Seven staff ALSO testing positive
26/12/21 23:45A Covid scare delayed play on day two of the third Ashes Test as a family member in the England camp tested positive for the virus. The England team had now been cleared to play.
Ashes Third Test Day Two AS IT HAPPENED: England's dreadful batting form continues as they lose FOUR early second innings wickets with just 22 on the board after Jimmy Anderson had inspired a fightback as Australia's lead was limited to 82
26/12/21 23:00Sportsmail's KIERAN JACKSON is providing live text coverage including all the build-up and over-by-over updates as England look to fight back against Australia in the third Ashes Test.
England cricket team given the all-clear to travel to the third Ashes Test in Melbourne after they were dealt a Covid scare when FOUR members of their camp tested positive - before every player returned a negative test
26/12/21 22:38LAWRENCE BOOTH: News reached Joe Root's touring party as they sat on the team bus to make the short journey from the Park Hyatt hotel to the MCG for the second day's play of the third Test.
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England's opening Ashes partnership average of 7.60 is their worst figures Down Under since their FIRST-EVER Test tour back in 1876-77... as Haseeb Hameed brings up tourists' FIFTIETH duck of 2021 on miserable first day in Melbourne
26/12/21 08:00TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Joe Root has now made nine half-centuries in Australia without reaching three figures - equalling Australian opener Bruce Laird's record in this country.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: So much for England's fresh start. Batting with barrel-scraping ineptitude, they gift-wrapped the Ashes urn to Australia... The awful wickets of Stokes and Buttler summed it up
26/12/21 07:58LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE MCG: Just when you think England can't disappoint their supporters any further, they produce a performance to take the Christmas biscuit.Ashes Third Test Day One as it happened: England claim David Warner's wicket after Australia's openers had turned the screw on the tourists
25/12/21 22:47Sportsmail's Kieran Jackson is providing live text coverage including all the build-up and over-by-over updates as England look to fight back against Australia in the third Ashes Test.
England make four changes to crucial third Ashes Test in Melbourne with Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood and Jack Leach all drafted in to help turn horror show around... while Burns, Pope and Woakes may have played their last games of the series
25/12/21 00:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: The changes are as expected ahead of a match which England, 2-0 down with three to play, must win to stand any chance of regaining the Ashes.
Joe Root insists his captaincy 'is not a dictatorship' after criticism of England's bowlers as skipper says it is a happy camp ahead of do-or-die third Ashes Test in Melbourne
24/12/21 07:33Joe Root insists the whole England team is pulling in the same direction ahead of the Boxing Day Ashes Test, stressing that his captaincy is no 'dictatorship'.
Steve Harmison defends England's bowlers Down Under but claims questions should be asked about Joe Root's captaincy if the visitors lose the Ashes... but the skipper role is TOO MUCH for 'superhuman' Ben Stokes
23/12/21 22:31EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Steve Harmison comes off his long run when he ponders the future of the England captain in the middle of another nightmare Ashes.
Joe Root insists he's NOT thinking about his future as England captain as he looks to avoid another Ashes series defeat in Melbourne - with Crawley, Bairstow, Wood and Leach set to return to his struggling team
23/12/21 18:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: If Joe Root has admitted more than once that this Ashes series will define his legacy as England captain, then the moment of truth is arriving with unpleasant haste.
Defiant England captain Joe Root insists Australia are 'not much better' than his side as they look to keep the Ashes alive in Melbourne - with captain calling on his team to make things 'uncomfortable' for hosts
23/12/21 18:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Defeat will leave his side 3-0 down with two to play, and raise inevitable questions about his future as captain - as well as the position of coach Chris Silverwood.
Dawid Malan says Ashes tours are 'brutal' as England's leading run-scorer insists they are 'hurting' with inexperienced tourists 'learning on the job' in Australia ahead of the third Test
23/12/21 06:31LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Another defeat for Joe Root's side will ensure Australia retain the urn with two to play - and keep them on course for a third 5-0 whitewash in five home series.
Justin Langer insists his Aussie bowlers will keep the heat on 'world-class' Joe Root as England skipper seeks his first Test century Down Under
23/12/21 06:12LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Root made 89 at Brisbane and 62 at Adelaide - the seventh and eight times he has failed to convert a fifty into three figures in this country.
TREVOR BAYLISS: England must get angrier! Joe Root's men need to learn from Jos Buttler's defiance and show fight in the third Ashes Test on Boxing Day… the time for talking is over
22/12/21 22:30TREVOR BAYLISS: England will know they have been outplayed so far in these Ashes and every member of the side must dig deep now. The time for talking is over and they have to mix it up.
England captain Joe Root LOSES his place as the world's No 1 test batsman to Australia's Marnus Labuschagne ahead of must-win Boxing Day clash... with tourists 2-0 down in the Ashes with three matches to play
22/12/21 10:40Labuschagne scored his sixth test century and followed it up with a 51 in the second test in Adelaide to help Australia take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against their arch-rivals.
England coach Chris Silverwood insists he remains the right man for the job despite just one win in 11 Tests as he admits to 'honest chats' in the dressing room after latest Ashes loss
21/12/21 18:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: With England heading to Melbourne 2-0 down in the Ashes, Silverwood admitted that his on the line.
Ricky Ponting SLAMS Joe Root for his captaincy after his comments that his bowlers needed to bowl fuller and 'be braver' - and insists it's the batsman's JOB to make them change
21/12/21 06:22After a nine-wicket thrashing in the Brisbane opener, England lost the second test in Adelaide by 275 runs on Monday to trail the five-match series 2-0.
Steve Smith revels in captaining Australia to Adelaide Test win over England again, admitting to it 'bringing back some old memories' as stand-in skipper takes hosts on the brink of Ashes series victory
20/12/21 14:30Standing in for Pat Cummins for the second Test, Smith previously oversaw a 5-0 whitewash last time Joe Root led his side Down Under four years ago.
Joe Root slams his own senior stars for bowling too short after England collapsed to their latest crushing Ashes defeat - as captain also says the 'same mistakes' cost the side and insists his batsmen must do better
20/12/21 10:49PAUL NEWMAN: Only a defiant 26 off 207 balls from Jos Buttler delayed the inevitable as England were bowled out for 192 at Adelaide to confirm a 275-run defeat and a 2-0 deficit with three to play.
Australia seal dominant 275-run win over England to take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes as they take the six final day wickets needed despite stoic resistance from Jos Buttler before he trod on his stumps
20/12/21 10:02LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: It said everything about England's Ashes tour that defeat by 275 runs in the second Test at Adelaide wasn't quite as disastrous as it might have been.
Ashes Day Five RECAP: Australia wrap up dominant 275-run win over England to take 2-0 lead in the series despite Jos Buttler's resistance on final day at Adelaide
20/12/21 02:53England are all but beaten heading into the final day of the second Ashes Test, with Joe Root's side needing a miracle of greater proportions than Headingley 2019 to avoid going 2-0 down.
'Root is an excellent batter but a POOR captain': Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell questions England star's tactics and selection with tourists facing second heavy Test defeat in Ashes series
20/12/21 00:24Australia legend Ian Chappell has slammed the leadership of England captain Joe Root during the first two Test matches of the Ashes series.
Joe Root hailed as a 'real fighter' by England bowling coach Jon Lewis after captain battled through TWO eye-watering, below-the-belt blows and led attempts to salvage an Ashes draw on day four in Adelaide
19/12/21 22:30Captain Root had a horrendous day on duty in Adelaide, starting with a trip to a local hospital after taking a blow to the groin during the warm-ups and ending when he nicked the final delivery of the day.
BUMBLE ON THE TEST: The sight of Joe Root being hit where it hurts TWICE brought tears to my eyes - while England may need to move Dawid Malan up to the top of the order
19/12/21 15:56DAVID LLOYD: England are staring at a second Ashes Test defeat after Australia piled on the runs then picked their way through the visitors' top order on day four in Adelaide.
PAUL NEWMAN: England's batting flops must be AXED after dismal Ashes showing so far... Rory Burns must go - and give Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow a shot to save the series
19/12/21 15:23PAUL NEWMAN: England have been dismissed 10 times for under 200 since February, despite Joe Root becoming the leading English run-scorer in a calendar year of Test cricket.
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Joe Root eclipses Alastair Cook as England's top run-scoring Test skipper... while Steve Smith jots his first single-figure innings since 2017
19/12/21 12:51When Joe Root back-cut Cameron Green for four from the first ball after the final drinks break, he became the highest-scoring England Test captain in history.
'He's better than Dom Bess and Jack Leach!': England fans can't believe their eyes as seamer Ollie Robinson starts bowling OFF-SPIN as Australia pile on the runs in Adelaide... but he earns praise from Shane Warne!
19/12/21 09:40England cricket fans were left scratching their eyes throughout Sunday when they saw seamer Ollie Robinson turning to spin during the fourth day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
Joe Root is hit below the belt TWICE on day four of the second Ashes Test after being floored by Mitchell Starc's delivery... two hours after the England captain went to hospital for a scan after getting hit while not wearing a box in the warm-up
19/12/21 06:30Having returned to the field of play 78 minutes later, following a scan at the hospital, Root will have been cursing his luck when he was floored by a Mitchell Starc delivery, which caught him flush.
Ashes Day Four RECAP: Joe Root falls in the final over of the day to leave England staring down the barrel of defeat as they trail Australia by 386 runs in the second Test
19/12/21 03:36Australia are well set to hand England a daunting fourth-innings chase. Follow Sportsmail 's JACK BEZANTS for live coverage as the second Ashes Test enters Day Four.
Australia all-rounder Cameron Green is proving to be a handful for Joe Root at the Ashes... two dismissals to the same player can prey on a player's mind - even one of the England captain's calibre
18/12/21 22:31RICHARD GIBSON: On the limited evidence so far, it would be premature to say Cameron Green is Joe Root's nemesis. Repetitive downfalls to the same bowler can prey on a player's mind.
Dawid Malan bemoans England's 'frustrating' first innings collapse in the second Ashes Test... but admits Australia were RIGHT not to enforce the follow-on as they'll 'still get two cracks at us under the lights'
18/12/21 13:45Although Malan and captain Joe Root shared their second century stand of the series, the separation of the duo early in the second session triggered a collapse of eight wickets for 86 runs.
England suffer another miserable batting collapse with Jos Buttler out for a duck, Ollie Pope failing and Ben Stokes running out of partners as Australia close day three 282 runs ahead and closing in on 2-0 Ashes lead
18/12/21 11:35LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: Australia are eyeing a 2-0 lead following this latest surrender, from which the chances of an English comeback belong in cloud cuckoo land.
RECAP: England face an uphill task to avoid defeat in the second Ashes Test as yet another batting collapse haunts Joe Root's side... who trail Australia by 282 runs with the hosts 45-1 in their second innings in Adelaide
18/12/21 03:31England suffered a familiar collapse on the third day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. After a positive first session, the tourists were skittled for 237 with little resistance from the middle order.
Sorry England are staring down the barrel again as opening pair Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed both fall cheaply after Australia's batsmen cut loose to declare on 473-9 in second Ashes Test before LIGHTNING stopped play early in Adelaide
17/12/21 11:03LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: Here we go again. Two days into the second Ashes Test at Adelaide, England faced a familiar struggle after openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed went.
NASSER HUSSAIN: England have put all their eggs in one basket with their team selection in the second Ashes Test... it's a line-up Chris Silverwood and Joe Root should have picked last week in Brisbane, NOT now in Adelaide
16/12/21 15:20NASSER HUSSAIN: The first day of the second Test merely emphasised England's need for a varied and balanced attack. You simply cannot put all your eggs in one basket.
Ashes, Second Test Day One RECAP: England toil as Jos Buttler goes from hero to villain after 'superman' catch with keeper then dropping Marnus Labuschagne TWICE and Australia ending on 221-2
16/12/21 02:59England toiled on the first day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. After a bright start with Jos Buttler producing a spectacular catch off Stuart Broad to dismiss Marcus Harris, it went downhill.
Mark Wood is OUT of England's 12-man squad for second Ashes Test but left-arm spinner Jack Leach is included despite struggles in opener at Brisbane, while Chris Woakes also gets the nod
15/12/21 07:03LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: Wood, who along with Ollie Robinson was one of England's two best bowlers at the Gabba, taking three for 85 in Australia's first innings.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: It's make or break for Joe Root and England! Victory in Adelaide will keep the Ashes series alive and put a temporary stop to the local ridicule... while defeat in the pink-ball Test does not bear thinking about
14/12/21 18:50LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: Joe Root sounded relaxed as his side prepared for Thursday's second Test, but behind a velvet exterior was a message of pure steel.
England CANNOT rely on the pink ball to work wonders for their seamers in next day/night Ashes Test, warns Joe Root, with Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad hoping to be unleashed on Australia
14/12/21 08:32The hosts have a proud record in the format - played eight, won eight, including five at this ground - but the pink Kookaburra's ability to perform tricks can be seductive.
NASSER HUSSAIN: All is not lost yet! England have to be much, much better at Adelaide and get big runs in their first innings... it's as simple as that
12/12/21 22:30NASSER HUSSAIN: The most important thing is England's mindset. The players have to adopt an attitude of 'we'll show them'. They have to believe they can turn this Ashes series around.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Can England stop the rot in the second Ashes Test? Whoever they pick will be up against it and I fear it will be like shuffling deckchairs on the Titanic
12/12/21 22:29LAWRENCE BOOTH: In case England are under any illusions about the task ahead, here's some historical perspective: it is 67 years since they came from behind to win a Test series in Australia.
JASON GILLESPIE: England's problem is SPIN not seam... Jack Leach was always going to be pummeled at the Gabba and Dom Bess can expect the same treatment if he comes in for the second Test
11/12/21 22:30JASON GILLESPIE: Australians always have and always will take on finger spin because it doesn't offer a hell of a lot. The policy is to go hard at it.
Losing touch with REALITY: Joe Root insists he'd do it all the same again, after tame end to Gabba horror show against Australia... now he faces most important week of England captaincy
11/12/21 22:30LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: Joe Root is a nice guy and a beautiful batsman, but what should be worrying supporters is not so much the margin of defeat as the disconnect between theory and reality.
Even more Ashes pain for England as visitors are stripped of ENTIRE £137,500 match fee in unprecedented punishment as officials clamp down on their slow over rate during humiliating defeat at the Gabba
11/12/21 14:09England, whose players get £12,500 each in match fees, only managed 84 of the 98 overs they were required to bowl on an extended second day in Brisbane, an equivalent of 12 overs per hour.
Pat Cummins praises his 'positive and brave' side after winning his first Test as Australia captain following nine-wicket victory over England... and he's is hopeful David Warner WILL play the day-night match in Adelaide
11/12/21 06:09The Aussies turned up on day four with the prospect of being set a tricky fourth-innings chase by England, only for Joe Root's men to collapse from 223 for two to 297 all out before lunch.
'Hand the Ashes to Australia now': Fans slam yet ANOTHER collapse from England as Joe Root's men lose eight wickets for only 74 runs in nine-wicket defeat in opening Test in Brisbane
11/12/21 05:28Dawid Malan and Joe Root departed within the first hour of day four in Brisbane, sparking a collapse that saw them lose their final eight wickets for just 74 runs.
'We have to be brave, we have to do things differently': Joe Root defends his decisions to bat first and omit James Anderson and Stuart Broad, despite both tactics spectacularly misfiring in embarrassing Ashes first Test defeat
11/12/21 05:08LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: England had begun the fourth morning with an outside chance of setting Australia a tricky fourth-innings chase - only to lose their last eight wickets for 74.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: England's nine-wicket defeat was predictable but an unmitigated letdown... their feeble batting was only a little better than the farce of the Gabba's Covid-related TV blackouts
11/12/21 03:41LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: It was not to be. Presented with the chance to make Australia's lives uncomfortable, England slipped weakly to a nine-wicket defeat.
Ashes Day Four RECAP: Australia take series lead by winning first Test by nine wickets after ANOTHER England collapse... with visitors losing eight wickets for just 74 runs before lunch
10/12/21 23:00Australia have won the first Ashes Test in Brisbane after beating England by nine wickets inside four days to take a 1-0 series lead to Adelaide after another batting collapse from the visitors.
BUMBLE ON THE TEST: Joe Root and Dawid Malan showed what can be done and now England must frustrate Australia and sap their energy... and give me Bridlington and £1.50 a pint over Brisbane any day!
10/12/21 15:01DAVID LLOYD: Malan hit a century on the last Ashes tour and he looks to me to be a no-nonsense player. He knows his own game and appears to be a real scrapper and calm with it.
NASSER HUSSAIN: Joe Root NEVER lets anything get to him... England's unflappable captain is right at the top of his game and relished his chance at the crease despite immense pressure at the Gabba
10/12/21 12:59NASSER HUSSAIN: Day three was probably the best for batting, as it usually is at the Gabba, but that takes nothing away from the class, composure and tempo of the England captain.
Dawid Malan admits his pride over playing a key role in England's third day Ashes fightback having feared he would 'never play a Test again' after being dropped
10/12/21 10:24Malan, was recalled last summer after three-year absence from Test cricket, and made an unbeaten 80 in an unbroken stand of 159 with Joe Root that left England just 58 runs behind Australia.
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Joe Root breaks Michael Vaughan's record to become England's highest-scoring batsman in a calendar year... while Nathan Lyon remains on 399 wickets
10/12/21 09:27LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: England's captain put a couple of nervy early sweeps off Nathan Lyon behind him to grow in stature on another sun-kissed afternoon in Brisbane.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: England FINALLY launch an Ashes fightback with record-breaking Joe Root and Dawid Malan giving some hope - there's work still to do but this Ashes winter now looks more bearable
10/12/21 07:55LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: England restored some pride on the third day of the first Test at the Gabba as Joe Root joined forces with Dawid Malan to keep Australia at bay.
PAUL NEWMAN: Australia's calculated and brutal attack on England spinner Jack Leach - who was smashed for 95 runs in just 11 overs - shows England captain Joe Root picked the WRONG team for first Ashes test
09/12/21 15:37PAUL NEWMAN: The figures tell the sorry tale of England's spinner in this horror show of a first Test. The man who was meant to bring control was smashed for 95 off 11 overs.
BUMBLE ON THE TEST: England ran out of steam against Australia and the bowling on show was pedestrian... and Joe Root's defensive side can learn a lot from David Warner's positivity and energy to score off every run
09/12/21 14:41DAVID LLOYD: There it was staring England right in the face throughout the second day. The big P word - preparation. Or complete lack of it in their case. They ran out of steam in the final session.
Ashes Day Two RECAP: Tourists left with mountain to climb after Travis Head's blistering century gives Australia a HUGE lead... England's fight back after tea was a false down for Joe Root's men
08/12/21 22:50Australia are in a commanding position despite a stunning fightback by England since the end of the second session. Join Sportsmail 's KISHAN VAGHELA for over-by coverage...
Mitchell Starc sends England captain Joe Root a warning that Australia 'have their plans down' on keeping him quiet after he began the Ashes series with a duck at the Gabba
08/12/21 17:53Mitchell Starc warned England that Australia's attack intend to keep Joe Root quiet after he began the first Test at Brisbane with his fourth duck in eight Ashes innings.
PAUL NEWMAN: It is hard enough for England to win in Australia without a succession of own goals... it is all very well saving Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad, but it won't be much good when they're 1-0 down with no momentum whatsoever
08/12/21 14:44PAUL NEWMAN: England inexplicably left out the two bowlers best equipped to take advantage of conditions in Brisbane in Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad.
NASSER HUSSAIN: As an England fan I wanted Joe Root to lose the toss. He would have known idiots like me have bowled first at the Gabba and been remembered for it... it's forgotten if you bat first and get it wrong, but rarely if you field
08/12/21 10:39NASSER HUSSAIN - FIRST DAY VERDICT: I wanted Joe Root, as an England fan, to lose the toss for the first day. I could see the mind-games unfolding in front of me in the build-up to it.
Aussie fans tear into Joe Root's England side with hilarious memes following their abysmal batting display on day one of the first Ashes Test, after the captain won the toss and chose to bat
08/12/21 09:47Joe Root's hapless outfit were bowled out for 147 on day one of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane with England collapsing to 29 for four after Rory Burns was dismissed first ball.
Ollie Pope DEFENDS Joe Root's decision to bat first at The Gabba despite England's collapse to 147 all out on calamitous first day of the Ashes as he says they will 'come back fighting' with the ball
08/12/21 08:28PAUL NEWMAN: From the moment Rory Burns became only the second batsman to be dismissed from the first ball of an Ashes series, it was all downhill for England.
Sir Alastair Cook urges England to 'come out swinging' and fight back against Australia after Joe Root's side were embarrassingly bowled out for 147 on day one of the first Ashes Test
08/12/21 07:48Mitchell Starc bowling Rory Burns from the first ball of the series set the tone and England's brittle batting line-up subsided with Australia's new captain Pat Cummins taking five for 38.
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Rory Burns sets an unwanted record for most Test ducks in a calendar year - and Joe Root becomes the 19th England player to fail to score a run in 2021
08/12/21 07:32LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: Rory Burns's sixth duck of 2021 was a Test record for a calendar year, taking him one clear of Indian opener Pankaj Roy (1952), and Mike Atherton (1998).
Even the Aussie POLICE are mocking England! Queensland cops troll Joe Root's team on Twitter by 'investigating group impersonating a Test batting line-up' after their day one Ashes misery
08/12/21 07:32The Queensland Police force ridiculed Joe Root's team on Twitter and it was very much a fair cop after England were skittled for 147 in Brisbane.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: This was the PERFECT day one for Australia. Their fast bowlers ran amok against undercooked, hapless England as his players made Joe Root's decision to bat look foolhardy
08/12/21 06:59LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: For all the fighting talk and all the good intentions, England emerged battered and bruised from the opening day of the Ashes at Brisbane.
'England win the toss and elect to collapse': Cricket fans SLAM Joe Root's captaincy as he bats first on a green wicket... then visitors are skittled for 147!
08/12/21 02:28England fans lamented their side's top order batting once again on social media, as Joe Root's side fell to 29-4 in just over an hour on the first day of the Ashes at the Gabba.
Stuart Broad is DROPPED for first Ashes Test in favour of Jack Leach and Mark Wood, despite fellow veteran James Anderson missing out with injury too
08/12/21 00:35England preferred Jack Leach to Broad, with the left-armer supplementing a seam attack of Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood and all-rounder Ben Stokes.
ASHES DAY ONE AS IT HAPPENED: Heavy rain in Brisbane gives England a breather after being skittled for 147 on a nightmare first day, as Root's decision to bat first backfires MISERABLY against Australia's merciless quicks
07/12/21 23:02The Ashes gets underway in the early hours of Wednesday in Brisbane - with England looking for their first Test victory Down Under for over 10 years. Join SAM BLITZ for over-by-over updates...
'Hungry' Jimmy Anderson still has a major role to play for England next summer and beyond, insists Jos Buttler... with the Aussies thrilled he is being rested for the opening Test in Brisbane
07/12/21 07:36LAWRENCE BOOTH: Although passed fit, Jimmy Anderson was absent from the tourists' 12-man squad for the curtain-raiser at The Gabba and will spend the next five days fine-tuning his skills in the nets.
Jonny Bairstow misses out on a place in England squad for first Ashes Test after disastrous warm-up showing with the bat... as late call between Jack Leach and Mark Wood looks set to be made at the toss TONIGHT at the Gabba
07/12/21 06:30LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: Bairstow had been in contention for the final batting place in Joe Root's team, but failed twice during England's chaotic warm-up game over the weekend.
England talisman James Anderson is ruled OUT of the first Ashes Test with a calf injury in a massive blow to captain Joe Root on eve of start of series
06/12/21 23:48The leading wicket-taking seamer in Test history had been earmarked to play at the Gabba on Tuesday but England's lack of Ashes preparation caught up with them when Anderson was injured in training.
Be brave and we can win the Ashes down under! England captain Joe Root urges his underdogs to take the fight to the Australians ahead of first Test
06/12/21 21:39England's captain was dropped during the 5-0 humiliation in 2013-14, then ended up stricken by illness at the end of his first tour in charge as the tourists lost 4-0 four years ago.
NASSER HUSSAIN: My blueprint for smashing the Aussies - England must attack David Warner, have a plan B with the ball and score big runs in the first innings
06/12/21 21:18NASSER HUSSAIN: It was hard enough for me to decide what to do after winning the toss standing one yard from the Gabba pitch so I'm not sure I should judge it from this distance.
It's now or never! Joe Root's legacy as England captain will be defined in this Ashes tour... he needs to maintain his sublime batting form but he cannot do it alone in Australia if history is to judge his leadership positively
06/12/21 18:00PAUL NEWMAN: History will judge his leadership on this third crack at the Ashes rather than a record which sees Root with more wins and, soon, more games in charge than any other captain.
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David de Gea 'agrees a one-year deal with Fiorentina' - as Spaniard looks to FINALLY end his search for a new club
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Noah Lyles' Olympic rival speaks out after Team USA star ran the 200m final with COVID - without telling his fellow sprinters
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Letsile Tebogo delivers savage verdict on 'arrogant' Noah Lyles after beating Team USA sprinter to win 200m gold at 2024 Olympics
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Phil Foden poses with social media star son Ronnie, five, in matching lemon outfits - just days after neighbours 'called police over late night children's party
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Thomas Muller declares himself an Olympic champion after his supporting role in a German gold medal triumph at Paris 2024
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Mikel Arteta insists Saka and Rice 'have to be ready' for start of the Premier League season as England stars return in friendly win over Bayer Leverkusen
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OnlyFans star Alysha Newman celebrates Olympic bronze by TWERKING to the crowd - as Canadian pole vaulter clears national record 4.85m
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Former Team USA gymnast Gabby Douglas slams Simone Biles comparisons and says she's tired of 'constantly being bullied' online
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Matthew Hudson-Smith breaks down in tears after missing out on Olympic gold to Quincy Hall as Team GB star accepts 'the better man won'
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Team GB star George Mills breaks silence on his furious clash with French opponent Hugo Hay... after son of former Premier League star was knocked down in chaotic 5,000m heat
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Team USA gold medalist Ryan Crouser shows off simple trick that explains why he won shot put gold at 2024 Olympics
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Charley Hull reveals why she's had a disastrous start to 2024 Olympics... and it has nothing to do with the cigarette ban
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From steeplechase to church steeple! French athletics star PROPOSES to her boyfriend at Paris Olympics
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Aussie sprinter Michelle Jenneke is sent flying during nasty fall in the 100m hurdles - and then nearly trips over the very next one in nightmare race
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Glamorous swimmer Luana Alonso is fired a fresh warning by Olympics chief after being kicked out of athletes village for 'inappropriate conduct'
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Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis appears on morning TV 'visibly hungover' the day after his record-smashing jump in the Olympic pole vault final
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix is left in tears after missing out on a medal - as daughter of TV host Fred admits 'I didn't want to be alive three years ago'
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Thierry Henry shows off his dance moves after France triumph 3-1 over Egypt to reach the gold medal match at Paris Olympics as footage goes viral
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VAR officials removed from Champions League qualifier involving Rangers after being 'caught by police stealing a road sign
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Glamorous Olympic swimmer Luana Alonso breaks her silence amid reports she was kicked out of athletes village over 'inappropriate conduct'
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The wholesome moment the UK cheered Keely Hodgkinson to glory: Gabby Logan and Jess Ennis-Hill roar her on from the studio as loved ones cheer
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Gabby Logan reveals her conspiracy theory about the 2024 Paris Olympics bell live on BBC - as the TV host vows to get to the bottom of the mystery
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Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis wins Olympic gold with a new WORLD RECORD - as he celebrates by mimicking Turkish shooter who went viral
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Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles slammed by NFL star over 'disgusting' gesture after bowing out of Olympics with silver and bronze in floor final
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Simone Biles appears to HIT OUT at Olympics crowd after falling off beam - as American teammate Suni Lee blames 'tense' atmosphere in Paris
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Fans claim Kishane Thompson 'was ROBBED' in 100m final after he was beaten by America's Noah Lyles by FIVE THOUSANDTHS of a second
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Phil Foden poses with a prize catch as the Man City star rounds off his pre-season holiday by landing a huge fish on a five-day family trip to a £14-a-day lake
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The moment a South Korean Olympian breaks down in TEARS as he fails to avoid national military service after missing out on a medal in men's golf
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Team GB men's hockey side suffer penalty shootout heartbreak against 10-man India as they crash out of the Paris Olympics
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Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde CRASHES OUT of Olympics in last-16 stage as the Dutch beach volleyball player is again loudly booed
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Dina Asher-Smith is reduced to tears during BBC interview as the Team GB star admits she is 'running angry' in the 200m after 100m sprint exit
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Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys - 'the once hairiest man on TV' - undergoes hair transplant treatment in bizarre video
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'How embarrassing': Fans react as Estonia's Karel Tilga's pole vault attempt goes wrong during decathlon at Paris Olympics
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Olympics fans stunned by Femke Bol's voice after clip resurfaces of sprinter months before she stole 4x400 gold for the Netherlands
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Snoop Dogg leaves fans in stitches as he dons bizarre equestrian outfit to watch dressage with close pal Martha Stewart at Olympics: 'Snoop Thee Stallion'
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Gender row boxer Imane Khelif breaks down in tears after beating Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori to guarantee medal at the Paris Olympics
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Imane Khelif BEATS Anna Luca Hamori via unanimous decision despite being docked a point for holding as gender row boxer guarantees medal
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Footage of Yusuf Dikec doing the EXACT same pose in 2011 when he won the World Cup Series resurfaces after pic of Turkish shooter goes viral
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Olympics chief makes blunder in unexpected presser before defending Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting's participation in women's boxing
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Simone Biles wins ANOTHER Olympic gold! USA gymnastics legends triumphs in vault final to make more history at Paris Games
Makes more history
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Italian boxer who lost to 'failed gender test' Khelif will receive Olympic champion prize money from International Boxing Association
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Chelsea locked in talks with Conor Gallagher to avoid England star going into exile after he was told he will NOT be part of first-team squad - as Atletico set deadline for Blues midfielder to agree £34m move
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Keely Hodgkinson eases to victory in 800m Olympic heat as Team GB superstar advances in quest for athletics gold medal
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Duncan Scott wins Olympic silver in men's 200m medley as the Team GB star becomes Scotland's greatest-ever Olympian with eighth medal - while Leon Marchand collects fourth gold in Paris
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Novak Djokovic is booed in semi-final win as he clashes with umpire and his own box... but recovers his composure to set up rematch with Carlos Alcaraz at Paris Olympics
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Bryony Page hopes to run away to the circus after springing to gold as the Brit bounces clear of rivals... then sets her sights on Cirque du Soleil
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Team GB star praised for showing an 'elite mentality' in honest interview after finishing eighth in the BMX final at the Paris Olympics
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Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde and the Netherlands reach the last-16 in the beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics... as the Dutchman is again booed loudly by spectators
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New look for Cristiano Ronaldo? Al-Nassr star seen sporting a pair of glasses while on holiday in Madrid with Georgina Rodriguez!
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Louis van Gaal, 72, gives latest health update as he battles prostate cancer and reveals his surprise at being offered shock job by a European giant
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Boxer Sitora Turdibekova leaves ring in TEARS after taking brutal blows during Olympic beating by second 'failed gender test' Lin Yu-ting
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Liverpool unveil new 'night forest' away kit - and will debut the £125 strip in final USA pre-season tour clash against fierce rivals Man United this weekend
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MAN UNITED CONFIDENTIAL: Rasmus Hojlund recovers in a cryotherapy chamber - and why Leny Yoro's absence isn't all bad
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Dan Evans SOBS as Olympics and Team GB team-mate Andy Murray's career comes to an end after their heartbreaking exit from the men's doubles
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Andy Murray jokes he 'never even liked tennis anyway' minutes after his glittering career comes to an end... as he makes a change to his social media bio
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Man City Erling Haaland jokingly scolds reporters after they fail to welcome the Norwegian superstar to pre-season press conference
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Revealed: What Italian opponent of 'biological male' boxer at centre of Olympics row told her corner after she WITHDREW from fight after 46 seconds
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BBC presenter Clare Balding breaks down in TEARS live on air as Andy Murray's stunning career comes to an end with Olympic doubles heartbreak in Paris
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Adam Peaty hands HUGE boost to Team GB ahead of relay races as swimming superstar is pictured back in the pool just days after a positive Covid test
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Leny Yoro could be out for TWO MONTHS amid fears he's fractured his metatarsal in blow for Man United - with new signing spotted on crutches
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Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are knocked OUT of the Paris Olympics as dream Spanish pairing fall short in men's doubles against USA
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Fred Sirieix fights back tears as he tells his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix live on air that he is 'bursting' with pride after bronze medal
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Saudi Arabia unveil 11 new futuristic stadium concepts in their bid to host 2034 World Cup - with a 92,000-capacity mega-ground to host the final
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EXCLUSIVEJohn Barnes on Jurgen Klopp 'stealing his thunder' before Arne Slot's arrival and what Darwin Nunez must do to be the 'best in the world'
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Brazilian swimmer breaks silence after she was BANISHED from the Olympics for sneaking out 'to go on a night out in Paris' with her boyfriend
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The blueprint for Sir Jim Ratcliffe's new stadium plan? SoFi Satdium has a 120-yard screen, jaw-dropping luxury suites and a futuristic roof
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Lamine Yamal 'UNFOLLOWS his TiKTok influencer girlfriend' after she was shown in a viral video sitting on another boy's lap
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Mason Greenwood scores just 30 minutes into his first Marseille appearance after his £30m move from Man United, as Roberto De Zerbi's side impress
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Tom Daley's diving partner Noah Williams breaks down in tears after winning Olympics silver - as he pays tribute to former coach who passed away
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Matt Richards reveals he thought he had touched the wall FIRST after missing out on Olympic gold in 200m freestyle final to David Popovici by 0.02sec
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'Seems like he's reinvented himself after his West Ham loan': Kalvin Phillips is mocked by fans as clip of midfielder dwelling on the ball goes viral
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French cyclist knocked-out in HORROR Olympic mountain bike crash BUT her coach declares she will 'come back STRONGER'
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Son of ex-Liverpool star who won the Champions League in 2005 signs scholarship contract with the Reds as he follows in father's footsteps
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Fans impressed after 'middle-aged man disrobes to just a Speedo' before diving into the pool to retrieve lost property
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Adam Peaty reveals what son George, 3, told him after his Olympic heartbreak in Paris - as he admits he thought he'd won gold in incredibly close finish
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Fencing fury as world No 1 Sandro Bazadze rages at referee for 'killing' him, before ranting: 'The Olympic Games... fairness, where is fairness?'
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Trent Alexander-Arnold is spotted signing a young Real Madrid fan's shirt during holiday with Jude Bellingham
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West Brom's pre-season 'friendly' against Mallorca turns violent as fight breaks out as Jayson Molumby PUNCHES opponent
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Endrick moved to tears as '43,000 fans' turn up to see his Real Madrid unveiling at the Santiago Bernabeu just days after the Brazilian teen finally joined
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Marcus Rashford's luxury Range Rover hit by 'drink driver' in shock incident with Man United team-mate Tyrell Malacia taken to hospital
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Team GB WIN their first medal of the Olympic Games as Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen claim bronze in 3m synchronised diving
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Heavy rain continues to wreck havoc at Paris Olympics as swimming practice for men's triathlon is thrown into doubt... with concerns over River Seine safety
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Watch the INCREDIBLE transformation of an Olympic swimming pool - as £300m La Defense Arena prepares to welcome Adam Peaty
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Meet Team GB's WAGs: Gordon Ramsay's influencer daughter, the dental hygienist-turned entrepreneur and ex- Geordie Shore star
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Andy Murray shares fan's hilarious post that claims tennis star 'will start rusting out in the rain' during eye-catching Paris Olympics opening ceremony
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EXCLUSIVESpoonfuls of caviar, $500 tips and giant TVs with his victorious fights on loop... how boxing great Floyd Mayweather likes to party
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She wants a Porsche if she wins gold at the Paris Olympics but Team GB's poster girl is just as driven on the track - meet the REAL Keely Hodgkinson
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Fans claim that PSG star Achraf Hakimi is driving the Morocco team bus at the Olympics in France in viral video - or is it an uncanny resemblance?
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'Who is this and what has he done with Mikel Arteta?': Fans are left shocked by Arsenal manager's appearance in new video as he previews new season
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Max Verstappen fires back at critics as he tells them to look at his trophy cabinet and DENIES claims Red Bull have told him to stop staying up late
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Mason Greenwood 'set to pocket £14,000-a-month in rent from Leny Yoro', as Man United's £52m signing 'snaps up his £2MILLION mansion' after Old Trafford exit
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Man City hopeful Rodri's potential ban for chanting 'Gibraltar is Spanish' at Euro 2024 celebration party will not impact Champions League campaign
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Paul Pogba gives update after being handed a four-year doping ban, as ex-Man United and Juventus star opens up on 'difficult time'
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola mocks his player Jack Grealish for reaching the latter stages of a quick-thinking game in pre-season
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BRENTFORD'S GREATEST EVER PLAYER: The Bees owe a lot to the goals of David McCulloch... but who do YOU think is the club's all-time star?
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Graeme Souness singles out Man United captain Bruno Fernandes for 'throwing in the towel' as he SLAMS lack of leaders in modern football
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Jarrad Branthwaite has NO intention of signing a new Everton contract unless Goodison Park chiefs match the wages offered by Man United
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Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett opens up on mental health struggles ahead of UFC 304 and reveals his coaches considered 'pulling him out' of fight
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Man United urged to be 'ruthless' in selling Harry Maguire this summer by Dwight Yorke, with a SHOCK move to Premier League rival proposed
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Ben White 'considering a shock return to the England set-up' after Gareth Southgate's departure and the exit of Steve Holland
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Andy Murray has not spoken to Emma Raducanu since her withdrawal ended his Wimbledon farewell and defends mother Judy's reaction
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Jose Mourinho lashes out at UEFA after making winning start to life at Fenerbahce, as Edin Dzeko nets hat-trick in Champions League qualifier
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Revealed: The video footage that shows Charlotte Dujardin whipping horse 'like an elephant in a circus' - as dressage star is suspended in shame
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The real reason seats at Anfield have been covered up after Liverpool fans thought Trent Alexander-Arnold could be signing a new contract
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Man United fans rave over 'leaked' Old Trafford tunnel redesign after video shows traditional walkway's 'stunning' overhaul ahead of new season
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Francis Ngannou opens up on the death of his 15-month-old son during emotional interview - as ex-UFC champion reveals how it 'broke' him
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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk unveils new hairstyle after cutting off long blonde locks in favour of eye-catching 'Top Boy'-inspired trim
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Wayne Rooney's footballer son Kai, 14, wows fans in training video as they claim he 'learnt from his dad' - and call for him to join Man United's first team!
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England hero Ollie Watkins pictured in Milan with fiancee Ellie Alderson after proposing on holiday as he puts Euro 2024 agony behind him
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What happened to Leon Goretzka? Fans shocked by Bayern Munich midfielder's body transformation as some joke that Harry Kane is to blame
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Shocking moment Norwegian referee shows a PHYSIO a red card - on weekend of chaos where anti-VAR protests caused abandoned match
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois throws CAKE at fans AGAIN after joining Steve Aoki on stage at Tomorrowland in Belgium
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Jack Grealish is 'STILL on edge after £1m raid on his £5.6m home eight months ago' - as Man City star 'worries thieves will never be caught'
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Alexander Zverev and Arthur Fils clash in heated Hamburg Open final after Frenchman unleashes controversial underarm serve during the match
